Where's Direction of New Indonesian Broadcasting Law?
Where's Direction of New Indonesian Broadcasting Law?
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JAKARTA - Soon, the Broadcasting Bill will be enacted to replace the Broadcasting Law which has not been renewed in 15 years. Government advised refer to Australia in drafting this Broadcasting Bill. In Australia, level of House Representative (DPR) institution is organizes and oversees broadcasting.
"Ideally, our Broadcasting Law refers to Australia where House Representative determinant of policies, regulators, supervisors and controllers of broadcasting, not the government (Menkominfo), nor the Broadcasting Commission," said Coordinator of Press and Broadcasting Society (MPPI), Leo Batubara after a discussion titled 'Future of Broadcasting World' in Jakarta, Wednesday (7/6).
Leo sees the article in Broadcasting Law stating that the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) together with government compiles nine government regulations. However, Constitutional Court (MK) declared KPI's participation unconstitutional.
"Based on Article 62 of Law No. 32/2002 on Broadcasting, KPI and the government make up nine government regulations Based on the decision of the Constitutional Court, the participation of KPI to jointly develop nine government regulations is considered unconstitutional, in the end, only the government prepares 9 PP on broadcasting," he said.
In practice, the government regulations are discussed in parliament and become part of the Broadcasting Law. House Representative then grants authority to KPI as an independent institution that conducts and oversees the guidelines of broadcasting behavior and broadcast program standards.
"In its implementation, the government regulations required for broadcasting are discussed in the House of Representatives, the result being part of the Broadcasting Act," continued Leo.
Leo mentioned that there are four models embraced in broadcasting, namely authoritarianism, American-style democracy, Australian-style democracy and a combination of authoritarianism and democracy.
At beginning discussion of the Broadcasting Act that is currently used, he had offered Indonesia to embrace American broadcasting, but in fact the idea is not in accordance with Indonesia.
"I am involved in the Broadcasting Bill, which is why our KPI embraces the American model, the only one in Jakarta, because it thinks that Indonesia is capable, but after I am here, the three generations of KPI officials do not understand the democratization of broadcasting," he added.
In same place, Chairman of Indonesian Private Television Association (ATVSI), Ishadi SK mentioned several crucial issues that need to be agreed upon in the Broadcasting Law. The issue began to require the establishment of containers to the duration of commercial advertising and public service advertisements.
"Strategic plans and digital blueprints, the formation of containers and involvement of Indonesian broadcasting media associations in the process of setting digital broadcasting policies including the establishment of an ad hoc Digital Migration Agency, the implementation of a hybrid system in the provision of multiplexing broadcasting as a real form of broadcasting democratization," he said.
Including, Ishadi added, duration of commercial advertising and public service ads, cigarette advertisement restrictions, local broadcasting and the revocation process of broadcasting licenses.
"Ideally, our Broadcasting Law refers to Australia where House Representative determinant of policies, regulators, supervisors and controllers of broadcasting, not the government (Menkominfo), nor the Broadcasting Commission," said Coordinator of Press and Broadcasting Society (MPPI), Leo Batubara after a discussion titled 'Future of Broadcasting World' in Jakarta, Wednesday (7/6).
Leo sees the article in Broadcasting Law stating that the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) together with government compiles nine government regulations. However, Constitutional Court (MK) declared KPI's participation unconstitutional.
"Based on Article 62 of Law No. 32/2002 on Broadcasting, KPI and the government make up nine government regulations Based on the decision of the Constitutional Court, the participation of KPI to jointly develop nine government regulations is considered unconstitutional, in the end, only the government prepares 9 PP on broadcasting," he said.
In practice, the government regulations are discussed in parliament and become part of the Broadcasting Law. House Representative then grants authority to KPI as an independent institution that conducts and oversees the guidelines of broadcasting behavior and broadcast program standards.
"In its implementation, the government regulations required for broadcasting are discussed in the House of Representatives, the result being part of the Broadcasting Act," continued Leo.
Leo mentioned that there are four models embraced in broadcasting, namely authoritarianism, American-style democracy, Australian-style democracy and a combination of authoritarianism and democracy.
At beginning discussion of the Broadcasting Act that is currently used, he had offered Indonesia to embrace American broadcasting, but in fact the idea is not in accordance with Indonesia.
"I am involved in the Broadcasting Bill, which is why our KPI embraces the American model, the only one in Jakarta, because it thinks that Indonesia is capable, but after I am here, the three generations of KPI officials do not understand the democratization of broadcasting," he added.
In same place, Chairman of Indonesian Private Television Association (ATVSI), Ishadi SK mentioned several crucial issues that need to be agreed upon in the Broadcasting Law. The issue began to require the establishment of containers to the duration of commercial advertising and public service advertisements.
"Strategic plans and digital blueprints, the formation of containers and involvement of Indonesian broadcasting media associations in the process of setting digital broadcasting policies including the establishment of an ad hoc Digital Migration Agency, the implementation of a hybrid system in the provision of multiplexing broadcasting as a real form of broadcasting democratization," he said.
Including, Ishadi added, duration of commercial advertising and public service ads, cigarette advertisement restrictions, local broadcasting and the revocation process of broadcasting licenses.
(rnz)
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